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| Volume 10 Number 1, Winter 1999 | ||
| In This Issue:
MCI WorldCom Hometown Help Program Library featured on phone book cover Library on the airwaves and in print Library Celebrates African-American History Month African-American History Month Celebration Calendar The Second Century begins 10th year Patents and Trademarks on the Internet Rutgers students again offer free tax return help |
African-American History Month CelebrationJ A N U A R Y 14 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Annual Lecture presented by Rev. Dr. William D. Watley, Senior Pastor of St. James AME Church of Newark. Centennial Hall; 6pm 23 Hooray for Children program: Sharon McGruder, from the McCarter Theatre, shares the richness of the African-American culture through songs, dance, tales, myths, and stories in "Raps, Rhymes and Reasons." Centennial Hall; 2pm F E B R U A R Y 3 Frances E.W. Harper Literary Society remembers Dr. John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998). African-American Room; 6:30pm 4 Opening Reception for African-Ameri- can History Month programming and exhibition. Keynote address by Dr. Winifred Latimer Norman, granddaughter of Lewis Latimer who was a member of Thomas Edison's team and invented the carbon light bulb filament. Centennial Hall; 6pm 11 Black America on Stage: A Phoenix Ensemble production of John Brown: Trumpet of Freedom, a marvelous portrayal of this perplexing American legend. Auditorium; 6:30pm 13 Wincey Terry and Troupe in a family program entitled "African Discovery Through Music." Centennial Hall; 2pm 20 Black America on Stage: the African Globe TheatreWorks presents Lorainne Hansberry's Raisin In The Sun. Centennial Hall; 2pm 20 Hooray for Children program: Jasper and Henry, the Blues Duo, take the audience on a fascinating excursion through history as they perform traditional African-American rhythms, songs, and folklore. Auditorium; 2pm 22 As part of "Kids' Time at the Theater" for Black America on Stage, the Phoenix Ensemble presents KEEP BANGIN', a new stage performance of the famed percussionists from the Broadway hit Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk. Centennial Hall; 10am 23 An evening with Professor Mwatabu Okantah, internationally known poet and instructor in Pan-African Studies at Kent State University. Centennial Hall; 6pm 25 An illuminating discussion by William L. Katz, author of Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, followed by traditional dance and music presented by Ken Littlehawk, a Black Indian. Program is co-sponsored with NJPAC. Auditorium; 6pm 27 A program from the Sensational Poets at Centennial Hall series, featuring Dorothy Alexander, plus David Messineo's special performance of "Wild One," a six-minute reconstruction of the 1962 Motortown Revue. Centennial Hall; 11am 27 Black America on Stage: A Phoenix Ensemble production of Blood Knot, a modern portrait of Brotherhood, set in apartheid South Africa. Auditorium; 2pm
Funding has been provided by the Krueger-Scott Mansion Cultural Center; a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Block Grant, administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs; and a Community Development Block Grant/HUD, administered by the City of Newark. Programs are free and open to the public; for more information, call the Program Hotline at 733-5643. |
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